and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
decision; determination; resolution
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
various countries; various regions; various provinces
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
people; men and women; each person; everybody
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
town; city; municipal; urban
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
important post; important office; key position
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
on the occasion of; at the time of
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
tension; mental strain; nervousness
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
too much; excessively; too
many; numerous; various; large number of
to be bewildered; to be perplexed